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  • NEWS Jan 30 2008

    Neural Stem Cells Boost Complex Learning

    The birth of new neurons—which continues in the adult brain but slows with age—appears to facilitate certain types of complex learning, according to new research in mice. The new experiments suggest...
  • NEWS Jan 17 2008

    Researchers Determine Structure of Protein Involved in Spastic Paraplegia

    By piecing together the detailed structure of a molecule-munching enzyme, researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have revealed how it helps maintains cells' internal highways....
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    Common Molecule Notifies Immune System of Prostate Cancer

    In experiments with mice, researchers have found that the body's immune system can use a surprisingly common molecule to recognize prostate tumors. The molecule comes from a protein found in all...
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    Host Cell Proteins Could be HIV's Achilles' Heel

    Like all viruses, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) depends on its host cell to do much of its molecular dirty work as it promotes infection. Now, in a paper published online January 10, 2008,...
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    Small RNAs Can Prevent Spread of Breast Cancer

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have identified small pieces of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that suppress the spread of breast cancer to the lungs and bone. The new research shows that the...
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